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Dollie Burwell is the Mother of the Environmental Justice Movement that started when NC, EPA wanted to put a toxic landfill in a Black neighborhood

View the Daily Dispatch for Saturday, December 30, 2023

HENDERSON — This year has undoubtedly been one of change, from the loss of beloved community members to the inauguration of Hendersons first Black mayor. As 2023 comes to a

Thelia Seelbach passed away. This is the full obituary where you can share condolences and memories. Published in the Palestine Herald Press on 2023-12-19.

DURHAM — The environmental justice movement, unsurprisingly, seeks to address environmental injustice — if, say, hazardous waste is dumped haphazardly in a poor, marginalized community — that’s environmental injustice.

View the Daily Dispatch for Tuesday, October 17, 2023

DURHAM — The Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University and the Warren County Environmental Action Team will host an event at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14 to showcase

Deborah and Ken Ferruccio saw the toxic chemical spill while they were driving home late one summer night in 1978: a big smelly swath of brown oil on the side of the road. Reverend Willie T. Ramey saw it too. He was a pastor at two local churches and a respected community leader. And not long after that highway spill, he agreed to meet the Ferruccios just after midnight in a barn in Warren County, North Carolina. The Ferruccios told Reverend Ramey they needed his help. Someone was dumping toxic ...

A few neighbors in Northwest Baltimore said they have a tree from hell between their two properties and they can't seem to get the city’s help with cutting it down.

The national office will distribute $3 billion in block grants to underserved communities burdened by pollution.